The hotels, which the magazine considers the best in Europe, range from a farmhouse in the English countryside to an oceanfront resort with private pools on the Greek islands.

Italy accounts for the biggest chunk of top-ranking hotels, tallying eight. Most of these hotels are on the water, whether lakeside in the Monte Baldo, along a canal in Venice, or seaside along the Amalfi Coast.

The hotels are scattered across Europe and represent a large range of prices, from $250 a night for a hotel in the Spanish island of Mallorca up to $2,600 a night at an exclusive spot in Iceland. Many of these luxury hotels have been Gold List and Readers' Choice winners in the past, such as Sweden's Ett Hem and Italy's Le Sirenuse.

Keep reading to learn more about the best hotels in Europe. We noted prices for rooms booked one month in advance or the first available date.